모기

Korean

Alternative forms

• 모구 (mogu) — dialectal

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 모〮ᄀᆡ〮 (Yale: mwókóy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mogi
McCune–Reischauer?	mogi
Yale Romanization?	mōki

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 모기의 / 모기에 / 모기까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

모기 • (mogi)

1. mosquito

Derived terms

• 모기잡이 (mogijabi, “gnatcatcher”)
• 모기장 (mogijang, “mosquito net”)